DE29623990U1 - Systeme für eine elektrochirurgische myokardiale Revaskularisation - Google Patents
Systeme für eine elektrochirurgische myokardiale RevaskularisationInfo
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- DE29623990U1 DE29623990U1 DE29623990U DE29623990U DE29623990U1 DE 29623990 U1 DE29623990 U1 DE 29623990U1 DE 29623990 U DE29623990 U DE 29623990U DE 29623990 U DE29623990 U DE 29623990U DE 29623990 U1 DE29623990 U1 DE 29623990U1
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1. Elektrochirurgische Vorrichtung für die myokardiale Revaskularisation des Herzge
webes eines Patienten, wobei die Vorrichtung aufweist:
- - einen Katheterschaft (206), welcher für eine endoluminale Zufuhr in die Ventrikluarkammer des Patienten konfiguriert bzw. ausgebildet ist und proxi male und distale Endabschnitte aufweist und einen Elektrodenanschluss (58) aufweist, welcher auf dem distalen Endabschnitt angeordnet ist;
- - einer Rückflusselektrode (56); und
- - einer Hochfrequenz-Energie- bzw. Leistungszufuhr (28) zum Anlegen einer Spannungsdifferenz zwischen der Rückflusselektrode (56) und dem Elektroden anschluss (58), wobei die Spannungsdifferenz und der resultierende Strom aus reichend sind, um das maßanalytische bzw. volumetrische bzw. das auf das Volumen bezogene Entfernen des Herzgewebes benachbart zu bzw. angrenzend an den Elektrodenanschluss zu bewirken.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 weiter aufweisend eine Verbindungs- bzw. Konnektor
vorrichtung (19), welche nahe dem proximalen Endbereich bzw. Endabschnitt des
Schaftes angeordnet ist, zum elektrischen Koppeln des Elektrodenanschlusses mit der
Hochfrequenz-Leistungszufuhr.
3. Elektrochirurgische Vorrichtung zur myokardialen Revaskularisation des Herzgewe
bes eines Patienten, wobei die Vorrichtung aufweist:
- - einen Katheterschaft (206), welcher für eine endoluminale Zufuhr in die ventri kuläre Kammer des Patienten konfiguriert bzw. ausgebildet ist und proximale und distale Endabschnitte aufweist und einen Elektrodenanschluss (58) aufweist, welcher auf dem distalen Endabschnitt angeordnet ist;
- - eine Verbindungs- bzw. Konnektorvorrichtung (19), welche nahe dem proxima len Endabschnitt des Schaftes angeordnet ist zum elektrischen Koppeln des E lektrodenanschlusses mit einer Hochfrequenz-Leistungszufuhr zum Anlegen ei ner Spannungsdifferenz zwischen einer Rückflusselektrode und dem Elektroden anschluss, wobei die Spannungsdifferenz und der resultierende Strom ausrei chend sind, um das maßanalytische bzw. volumentrische Entfernen von Herz gewebe angrenzend an bzw. benachbart zu dem Elektrodenanschluss zu bewir ken.
4. System mit einer elektrochirurgischen Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3 und der Hochfre
quenz-Energie- bzw. Leistungszufuhr.
5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3 oder 4 weiter aufweisend die Rückflusselektrode.
6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Anspruche, wobei das distale Ende des
Schaftes zum Fortschreiten bzw. Fortbewegen in einen Raum, welcher von dem ent
fernten Herzgewebe freigemacht wurde, bemessen ist.
7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, wobei der Raum ein Revaskularisationskanal ist, wel
cher durch mindestens einen Teil der Herzwand ausgebildet ist.
8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, wobei der Revaskularisationskanal eine maximale late
rale bzw. seitliche Dimension bzw. Abmessung von 2,0 mm aufweist.
9. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Energie- bzw.
Leistungszufuhr eine ausreichende Hochfrequenzspannung zwischen dem Elektroden
anschluss und der Rückflusselektrode anlegt, um die Revaskularisation des myokardi
alen Gewebes in dem Bereich der Zielstelle zu fördern.
10. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche mit einem Elektroden-Feld
bzw. Elektroden-Array, welches bei oder nahe dem distalen Ende des Schaftes ange
ordnet ist und eine Mehrzahl von elektrisch getrennten bzw. isolierten Elektrodenan
schlüssen umfasst, wobei ein Stromfluss von mindestens zwei der Elektrodenanschlüs
se unabhängig gesteuert bzw. geregelt wird, basierend auf einer Impedanz zwischen
dem Elektrodenanschluss und der Rückflusselektrode.
11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Elektrodenanschlüsse in eine isolierende
Matrix (48) eingebettet bzw. angeordnet sind, um jeden Anschluss elektrisch zu tren
nen bzw. zu isolieren, wobei die isolierende Matrix ein anorganisches Material auf
weist.
12. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die maximale seitliche
bzw. laterale Dimension bzw. Abmessung des distalen Endabschnittes des Schaftes
weniger als ungefähr 1,0 mm beträgt.
13. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Rückflusselektro
de auf dem Schaft vorgesehen ist.
14. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Rückflusselektrode auf der Sonde und pro
ximal bzw. nahe zurück versetzt bzw. vertieft von dem Elektrodenanschluss angeord
net ist.
15. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Rückflusselektrode und der Elektrodenan
schluss auf einer distalen Oberfläche des Schaftes angeordnet sind.
16. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13 mit einem Feld von Rückflusselektroden auf einer
distalen Oberfläche des Schaftes und mit einer entgegengesetzten Polarität bezüglich
der Elektrodenanschlüsse.
17. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, wobei die Rückflusselektrode ein
streuendes bzw. dispersives Kontaktelement (pad) im Kontakt mit einer äußeren Kör
peroberfläche des Patienten ist.
18. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche weiter aufweisend einen Füh
rungskatheter mit einem flexiblen bzw. biegbaren lenk- bzw. steuerbaren Schaft zum
Zuführen des Katheterschaftes durch eine perkutane Penetration entlang eines endolu
minalen Traktes bzw. Bahn in die ventrikuläre Kammer.
19. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche weiter aufweisend eine
Mehrzahl von Impedanzüberwachungsvorrichtungen bzw. Impedanzmonitoren, welche
mit den Elektrodenanschlüssen gekoppelt sind, zum Bestimmen der Impedanz zwi
schen jedem einzelnen Elektrodenanschluss und der Rückflusselektrode.
20. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche weiter aufweisend ein Fluid-
bzw. Flüssigkeits-Zufuhrelement (83) mit einer Öffnung benachbart bzw. angrenzend
an dem Elektrodenanschluss zum Zuführen einer elektrisch leitfähigen Flüssigkeit
bzw. Fluids (50) zwischen dem Elektrodenanschluss und dem Herzgewebe des Pati
enten.
21. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 20, wobei das Fluid-Zuführ-Element so konfiguriert ist,
dass ein Stromflussweg zwischen dem Elektrodenanschluss und der Rückflusselektro
de erzeugt wird.
22. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche weiter aufweisend einen Flu
id-Hohlraum (lumen) (57) innerhalb des Schaftes zum Zuführen eines elektrisch lei
tenden bzw. leitfähigen Fluids bzw. Flüssigkeit zu dem Elektrodenanschluss, wobei
der Fluidhohlraum in Fluidverbindung steht bzw. fluidgekoppelt ist mit der Rückfluss
elektrode und dem Elektrodenanschluss.
23. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das elektrisch leitfähi
ge Fluid Saline bzw. Salzlösung aufweist bzw. enthält.
24. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das elektrisch leitfähi
ge Fluid Blut oder andere Fluide bzw. Flüssigkeiten aufweist, welche innerhalb der
Herzwand vorliegen.
25. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche weiter aufweisend einen
Saughohlraum (282) innerhalb des Schaftes zum Entfernen von gasförmigen Produk
ten der Abtragung bzw. Ablösung von der Zielstelle.
26. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche weiter aufweisend eine Füh
rungsvorrichtung (310; 350), welche mit dem Instrumentenschaft gekoppelt ist, zum
Bestimmen eines Endpunktes für den Revaskularisationskanal.
27. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 26, wobei die Führungsvorrichtung eine die Wand wahr
nehmende bzw. erfassende Vorrichtung (310) aufweist zum Bestimmen der Dicke der
Herzwand.
28. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 26, wobei die Führungsvorrichtung ein faseroptisches
Betrachtungskabel (356) innerhalb des Instrumentenschaftes aufweist, und einen Gene
rator (358) für sichtbares Licht, zur Beleuchtung einer Zielstelle auf der Herzwand.
29. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 26, wobei die Führungsvorrichtung ein Ultraschall-
Führungssystem (310) aufweist, welches konfiguriert bzw. ausgelegt ist, um Schall
wellen auf die Herzwand zu übertragen, um eine Dicke der Herzwand zu bestimmen.
30. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 26, wobei die Führungsvorrichtung einen Sensor (319)
für eine elektrische Impedanz aufweist zum Detektieren bzw. Erfassen einer elektri
schen Impedanz einer Struktur benachbart zu bzw. angrenzend an der aktiven Elektro
de.
31. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 26, wobei die Führungsvorrichtung einen Impedanz-
Mess-Schaltkreis aufweist, welcher eine oder mehrere Impedanz-Überwachungs
vorrichtungen bzw. -Monitore aufweist, welche mit dem Elektrodenanschluss gekop
pelt sind, zum Bestimmen der elektrischen Impedanz zwischen dem Elektrodenan
schluss und der Rückflusselektrode.
32. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche weiter aufweisend eine me
chanische Begrenzung (352) zum Einstellen der maximalen Bewegungsentfernung
bzw. Vorschubdistanz des Elektrodenanschlusses durch das Herzgewebe.
33. Elektrochirurgische Vorrichtung für eine myokardiale Revaskularisation des Herzge
webes eines Patienten, wobei die Vorrichtung aufweist:
- - einen Schaft (206), welcher für eine interkostale Zufuhr in die Brusthöhle des Patienten benachbart zu bzw. angrenzend an das Epicardium konfiguriert bzw. ausgelegt ist und proximale und distale Endabschnitte aufweist und einen Elekt rodenanschluss (58) aufweist, welcher auf dem distalen Endabschnitt angeordnet ist;
- - einer Rückflusselektrode (56); und
- - einer Hochfrequenz-Energie- bzw. Leistungszufuhr (28) zum Anlegen einer Spannungsdifferenz zwischen der Rückflusselektrode und dem Elektrodenan schluss, wobei die Spannungsdifferenz und der resultierende Strom ausreichend sind, das maßanalytische bzw. volumetrische bzw. auf das Volumen bezogene Entfernen von Herzgewebe angrenzend an bzw. benachbart zu dem Elektroden anschluss zu bewirken.
34. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 33 weiter aufweisend eine Verbindungs- bzw. Konnektor
vorrichtung (19), welche nahe dem proximalen Endabschnitt des Schaftes angeordnet
ist zum elektrischen Koppeln des Elektrodenanschlusses mit der Hochfrequenz-
Energie- bzw. Leistungszufuhr.
35. Elektrochirurgische Vorrichtung für eine myokardiale Revaskularisation des Herzge
webes eines Patienten, wobei die Vorrichtung aufweist:
- - einen Schaft (206), welcher für eine interkostale Zufuhr in die Brusthöhle des Patienten, benachbart zu bzw. angrenzend an das Epicardium konfiguriert bzw. ausgelegt ist und proximale und distale Endabschnitte aufweist und einen Elekt rodenanschluss (58) aufweist, welcher auf dem distalen Endabschnitt angeordnet ist;
- - einer Verbindungs- bzw. Konnektorvorrichtung (19), welche nahe dem proxi malen Endabschnitt des Schaftes angeordnet ist zum elektrischen Koppeln des Elektrodenanschlusses mit einer Hochfrequenz-Energie- bzw. Leistungszufuhr zum Anlegen einer Spannungsdifferenz zwischen einer Rückflusselektrode und dem Elektrodenanschluss, wobei die Spannungsdifferenz und der resultierende Strom ausreichend sind, um eine elektrisch leitfähige Flüssigkeit zu verdampfen und eine Ionisierung innerhalb der Verdampfungs- bzw. Dampfschicht zu verur sachen, um das maßanalytische bzw. volumetrische bzw. auf das Volumen be zogene Entfernen von Herzgewebe benachbart zu bzw. angrenzend an den E lektrodenanschluss zu bewirken.
36. System mit einer elektrochirurgischen Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 35 und der Hoch
frequenz-Energie- bzw. Leistungszufuhr.
37. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 35 oder 36 weiter aufweisend die Rückflusselektrode.
38. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 33 bis 37, wobei die Rückflusselektrode auf
dem Schaft befestigt bzw. montiert ist.
39. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 33 bis 38, wobei der distale Endabschnitt be
messen ist zum Fortschreiten bzw. Einführen in einem Revaskularisationskanal, wel
cher in das Herzgewebe gebohrt ist.
40. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, welche angeordnet ist, um
die elektrisch leitfähige Flüssigkeit zu verdampfen und eine Ionisation zu verursachen
innerhalb der Verdampfungs- bzw. Dampfschicht, um das volumetrische Entfernen zu
bewirken.
41. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, welche ausgelegt bzw. ange
ordnet ist, um Energie 0,1 bis 3 mm nach vorne bzw. an der Vorderseite der aktiven
Elektrode zu richten.
42. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Fläche des Elekt
roden-Feldes bzw. Elektroden-Arrays in dem Bereich von 0,25 bis 20 mm2 liegt.
43. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Umhüllende bzw.
Enveloppe oder der effektive Durchmesser von einzelnen Elektroden von 0,05 bis 3
mm reicht.
44. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Elektroden-Feld
einen im wesentlichen kreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweist mit einem Durchmesser in
dem Bereich von 0,3 mm bis 4 mm.
45. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Elektrode in einer
keramischen oder Glas-Trägermatrix verankert bzw. angeordnet ist.
46. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13 oder jedem Anspruch, welcher davon abhängt, mit
einer isolierenden Umhüllung bzw. Futter um die Rückflusselektrode.
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